Cotton Gin
In the 1700s AD, people in the southern part of North America began to grow more and more cotton. Before this, mainly people in India had grown cotton. In India, there were plenty of people to pick the seeds out of the cotton so you could spin it into thread. But in North America there were not enough people. So in
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North American Science after 1500
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(after 1500)
Cite this page: Carr, Karen. "" Kidipede - History for Kids. 2012. http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/northamerica/after1500/science/cottongin.htm
